-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Paris Hilton was released from a Las Vegas , Nevada , jail Saturday morning after being arrested late the night before on suspicion of cocaine possession , police said Saturday .

The hotel heiress was riding in a black Cadillac Escalade which was pulled over in front of the Wynn Hotel on the Vegas strip at about 11:30 p.m. after police detected the smell of marijuana coming from the SUV , Lt. Wayne Holman told CNN .

The driver , whom police identified as Cy Waits , was arrested for driving under the influence , he said . Waits is a Las Vegas nightclub mogul and the rumored boyfriend of Hilton .

Hilton was taken to the Clark County jail . She was released after authorities determined she was not a flight risk , Holman said .

`` This matter will be dealt with in the courts , not in the media , and I encourage people not to rush to judgment until all of the facts have been dealt with in a court of law , '' Hilton 's attorney , David Chesnoff , said in a statement .

Last month , Hilton was briefly detained in South Africa for allegedly smoking marijuana at the World Cup . Her publicist called the July 2 incident `` a complete misunderstanding , '' and the case was dropped .

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Paris Hilton faces drug possession charge